Hilli
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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Hilli
Village in Bogra District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situ- ated in 25° 17' N. and 89° 1' E., on the old Jamuna river and on the northern section of the Eastern Bengal State Railway. Population (1901), 1,047. It is a large rice and jute mart, goods being tran.sported by botli river and railway.